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[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been spending a lot of my medicated productive time meticulously organizing all kinds of aspects of my life only to forget about them for weeks or months, despite telling myself it'll totally stick this time. is my ass autistic, too?

[–] ebolapie@lemmy.world 18 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (2 children)

one would expect your ass to be just as autistic as the rest of you

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My dick is autistic. It hyperfixates on one thing and one thing only, ever, and doesn't pick up on social cues

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Trains! It's trains, isn't it?!!

[–] krooklochurm@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

Well, it's more like a tunnel

[–] crunchy@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 weeks ago

I know not to take that literally so I'm definitely not autistic then....right?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 14 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I am half-organized. All my things have a place, and I keep them in their place after use. But their place is a container that is not organized beyond what is in it. Wanna find a specific color pen? Spend an hour searching the pen box!

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago

The box system is the best system though!

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I have so many projects but some have been ported to fruition, which means I have no problems what so ever.

Right?

[–] And009@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Absolutely brother. Also, upgrading to more rewarding ideas for the other ones always works (in about 2 decades).

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I have... A system? One???

Lol

This is so far from the point it suggests that it gets worse and worse but each of its own has more than enough different challenges.

[–] infinitevalence@discuss.online 1 points 2 weeks ago

ow that hurts :(